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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/zxd8EeRq"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Gabisor"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "16:13:05"] [WhiteElo "1921"] [BlackElo "1808"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-19"] [BlackRatingDiff "+17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. e5 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Nc3 Qh4 7. Be3 Bxd4 8. Bd2 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1